The mountains were wide.

This sentence in Urdu reads پہاڑ چوڑا تھے۔, in Hindi पहाड़ चौड़ा थे।, and is often typed in Hinglish as Pahaar chora thay.. In English, it translates to: The mountains were wide..

Grammar Point: The Past Simple tense with "to be" (were) describes a past state, trait, or condition — here, "wide".

Structure: Subject + were + adjective/noun (e.g., I were wide).

Usage Tip: Use this pattern to describe how someone or something was in the past, unlike "am/is/are" for the present.

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